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Member Since | 27/11/2010 |
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grang commented on Qantas Return: Los Angeles $1178, San Francisco $1178, Vancouver $1350 (May to Nov 2024) @ flightfinderau
Damn need to fly the kids to SFO or LAX for July school holiday... but so $$$. (somewhere 28 June to 14 July - about 10 days in there --…
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BusMan247 on Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 512GB Titanium Blue $1429.30 (with Trade-in Bonus) Delivered @ Samsung Education
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Thank you. This has been a very useful thread for me. Ditched Apple iPhone after iPhone 4s and the silly Samsung lawsuit. HOWEVER, I moved…
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wasdw246 on Best Way to Roam AU Number in The US? Am on Boost. Will Get US Number Too
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ha ha. my\ internet was so bad at hoime I turned off wifi calling. now boost is so dodgy, I forgot I can turn it back on. Didn't know that…
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epic, https://www.amaysim.com.au/international/roaming Just checked them out.
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awesome' so what I am reading is most cheap sims will still deliver SMS (2FA). Question if it has to be primary SIM. The $25 p.a. roaming…
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grang posted a forum topic Best Way to Roam AU Number in The US? Am on Boost. Will Get US Number Too
Hey Looking for some advice. I am on12 month boost, expires april. Usual USA trips I do the 14 days for $ 40 roaming. But this time I am…
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/We have 4 phones on boost. and it used to be epic... the rate limits now are rediculous. 5G is a joke. I am not renewing boost I think...…
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Nebula PC on Gaming PC: RTX 4070 Ti 12GB, Ryzen 5 7500F, 500GB M.2, 16GB 5200MHz DDR5 RAM, MSI A620M-E, 750W $1888 + $50 Del @ Nebula PC
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any updates on progress @Nebula PC? Put in an order I think 24th and have not seen any further shipping updates. Still within your 7-10 day…
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grang commented on [eBay Plus] Apple TV 4K Wi-Fi + Ethernet 128GB (3rd Gen) $224.10 ($211.65 eBay Plus) + $5 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay
Thanks for the detailed notes. My KODI/RPIs are struggling after many years of amazing service. I have been thinking of getting the lowest…
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Max999 on Apple iPad 10.2" 9th Gen 64GB Wi-Fi Space Grey/Silver $447 + Delivery ($0 Metro/C&C/in-Store) @ Officeworks
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I second this. So many oldies 50 - 80 I have helped and when things go weird, Apple is much easier to remote support. (I am android phone…
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AustriaBargain on Advice on New Reading Glasses (+1.5 / +2). Luxoticca Such a Rip off. Specsavers? Other. BUPA Extras
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Hi, so if I hear you right. When I do my updated eye exam, I take that prescription and I mail it to Zenni (enter it on the order) and they…
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LaProblematique on Advice on New Reading Glasses (+1.5 / +2). Luxoticca Such a Rip off. Specsavers? Other. BUPA Extras
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Yes, I think so. Time has become quite challenging with 3 kids and travel, so some things I fall in the trap of set and forget. Luckily I…
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grang posted a forum topic Advice on New Reading Glasses (+1.5 / +2). Luxoticca Such a Rip off. Specsavers? Other. BUPA Extras
Anyone here looked at reading glasses that don't look to dorky. Last one from Luxotica franchise was $$$ and I lost it on a plane (Ray Ban…
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Gebb on Apple TV 4K Wi-Fi + Ethernet 128GB (3rd Gen) $224.10 ($219.12 eBay Plus) + $5 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay
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thank you all my content is on a Synology 4 drive nas the Synology Plex server to LG TV Plex local is very slow and whilst it works the…
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grang commented on Apple TV 4K Wi-Fi + Ethernet 128GB (3rd Gen) $224.10 ($219.12 eBay Plus) + $5 Delivery ($0 C&C) @ The Good Guys eBay
Will this play x265 easily? Which apps to do people use (I am not that keen on Plex) - I have used RPi with Kodi but can't play 4k well or…
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grang commented on Gaming PC with R5 7600, RTX 4070 Ti, B650M, 32GB 5200MHz Ram, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 850W 80+ Gold PSU $1999 + Delivery @ BPC Tech
107 bucks shipping to Perth ... ouch. Techfast is $65.
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billadm on Gaming PC: R7-5700X, RTX 4070 Ti, B550 MB, 16GB RAM, 1TB Gen 4 NVMe, 750W Gold PSU: $1788 + Delivery @ TechFast
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You can use it indefinitely with some feature limitaitons and a reminder/watermark. std practice for most of these guys that don't get Dell…
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grang commented on PNY CS2241 4TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $259 + Delivery ($0 to Metro/ SYD C&C) @ JW Computers
with the SSD drives really coming into scale now, how would these go in a RAID setup for a NAS? (Realise I need to check a NAS wit h NVMe…
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grang on Gaming PC: AMD R5-7500F, RTX 4080, B650 Mortar MB, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 750W Gold PSU: $2399 + Delivery @ TechFast
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OK so CL is CAS speed, lower being better and CL 40 being considered average. This spec also shows why many people recommend 2x sticks vs…
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XCelR8 on Gaming PC: AMD R5-7500F, RTX 4080, B650 Mortar MB, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 750W Gold PSU: $2399 + Delivery @ TechFast
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The linked CPU page shows Max Memory Speed 2x1R DDR5-5200 2x2R DDR5-5200 4x1R DDR5-3600 4x2R DDR5-3600 So is it really 6000? or is it the…
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Willy Beamish on Gaming PC: R5-7600X, RTX 4070Ti, B650M, 32GB 6000MHz RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 750W Gold PSU, $2,339 + $50 Post @ Enigma PC
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I have but then I also read that it depends on the games and some of the bottleneck sites were challenged on here so I thought I'd ask to9
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grang commented on Gaming PC: R5-7600X, RTX 4070Ti, B650M, 32GB 6000MHz RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 750W Gold PSU, $2,339 + $50 Post @ Enigma PC
how is the CPU bottleneck on uktrawode 1440 (3440x1440?) Cyberpunk, Witcher, fortnight, VR (Alyx) etc
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grang commented on [Refurb] Lenovo Thinkpad T490s i5-8365U 16GB RAM 256GB SSD $374.08 Delivered ($365.28 w/ eBay Plus) @ Technology Locker eBay
I bought a T490s to replace my wife's T460s a month or so ago for $390 and my son uses a T480ss touch screen model 4 school compared to the…
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Aildaris on [Prime] Samsung 980 PRO M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD with Heatsink 2TB $167.07 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
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yep, I paid 225 or 230 to have the heatsink. Man this thing is fast compared to the techfast one I got with the original build.
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Nebula PC on Gaming PC: MSI RTX 4070, Ryzen 5 7600X, 1TB Gen4 M.2, 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 RAM, MSI B650M-P, 650W Gold $1849 + $50 Del @ Nebula PC
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and on 3440 × 1440 (Ultra-Wide QHD) the bottleneck on 7600x and 4070 is 1% (good Match) this info is why I abandoned the tech fast buy on…
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Nebula PC on Gaming PC: MSI RTX 4070, Ryzen 5 7600X, 1TB Gen4 M.2, 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 RAM, MSI B650M-P, 650W Gold $1849 + $50 Del @ Nebula PC
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thx for comment for clarity, wasn't hitting on the deal. looks like a very good deal! just been looking for a 4070ti. It was actually your…
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grang commented on Gaming PC: MSI RTX 4070, Ryzen 5 7600X, 1TB Gen4 M.2, 32GB 6000MHz DDR5 RAM, MSI B650M-P, 650W Gold $1849 + $50 Del @ Nebula PC
Been looking for 4070ti deal the upgrade is quite pricey at 400 bucks any thoughts? I have this unexplainable jearning for this card…
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grang commented on NAB Qantas Rewards Premium Card: 70,000 Qantas Points ($2,000 Spend in 60 Days), $150 1st Year Fee (Save $100) @ NAB
Just remember this card is $1.5 per Qantas point and after $3k per month it is $3:1 point. The higher tier card is $1:1 point for 90k…
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After 5.25" Floppies, we called those 3.5" disks in South Africa... Stiffies... I kid you not... I found out the hard way when I asked my…
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